3rd Gen 1996-1999 Taurus/Sable is most ugliest models out of all the generations of the Ford Taurus.

My Favorite Generation is 1992-1995 Ford Taurus.

The picture bellow of icy snowy slushy dirt road covered very steep hill is what i was stuck at the bottom of trying to get traction to get back up after five tries i got back up that hill had to sit in the car and think of how to pull it off the picture of the looking down the hill i took after getting up it does not do its justice to how steep it really is i gave the car hell flooring it trying to keep traction coming up the hill. After the first few tries my car lost traction and i drifted back down to set up again to attempt the hill the old girl my 1993 Ford Taurus GL 3.8L Essex V6 with AXOD transmission held up well as i put it though hell getting up the hill and i still drive it today as my daily driver.

I've done some crazy stuff with my 95 in severe weather. I've actually impressed people with its versatility when they thought my car wouldn't make it up a snowy driveway. It struggled, but I did the Clarkson approach: More Power. That Essex made it up a snowy driveway and didn't give a fuck. Man I can't wait to get my Gen 2 running again...

Of course... My Olds was the best Winter car I've ever driven. I couldn't even tell it was snowing out

You live in LA, if you want a fast car with some real power save your money, sell the Taurus and buy a used Mustang GT or something similar, cars like that have gotta be on dealer lots all over southern California. You could put 300hp in a Gen 4 Taurus if you wanted and it would still handle and drive like a regular fwd sedan compared to a late 90s Mustang GT with a 5 speed. The "sleeper" look only goes so far, and its not that far, not when you can buy a car that has the full package of sporty looks and sporty handling.

If a Mustang is a little too much and you want a sedan I'm sure you can find an old LAPD CVPI and slap a blower on that pretty easy.